Inspired by the famous Red Velvet Cake, these Red Velvet Chocolate Chip Muffins have the same delicious taste. These muffins are incredibly soft, buttery, moist, speckled with chocolate chips, and perfect. They are a great treat for Valentine’s Day!
These muffins are easy to make, but there are a few helpful tips to read before you start. Technique tip: set the eggs and buttermilk out on the counter 30 minutes before you start baking. It will ensure your batter comes together properly. Swap option: if you don’t have buttermilk on hand, add 2 ¼ teaspoon lemon juice or vinegar to your measuring cup and if you don’t have buttermilk on hand, add 2 ¼ teaspoon lemon juice or vinegar to your measuring cup and add enough water to fill to ¾-cup line. You can use 2% or whole milk.
To make the Red Velvet Chocolate Chip Muffins, you will need the following ingredients:
Preheat the oven to 350 °F and line a muffin pan with muffin liners. Set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk together ⅔ cup cocoa powder, 2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 ¼ cups brown sugar, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon baking soda, and ¾ teaspoon salt.
In a separate bowl, whisk together ¾ cup buttermilk, 2 large eggs, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, and 1 bottle red food coloring.
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir in ½ cup melted butter. Mix the batter until just combined. Don’t overmix.
Fold in 1 cup chocolate chips.
Pour the batter into the muffin cups and bake for 18-20 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool completely before serving and enjoy!
These Red Velvet Chocolate Chip Muffins are made from scratch and baked with love! Give this recipe a go soon, and don’t forget to tag #cookmerecipes in your Valentine’s Day posts!
Super easy muffins. I made these for a bake sale and they vanished quickly.
Made these muffins with my kids on a rainy day and they turned out amazing! The batter was easy to mix and the chocolate chips made every bite delicious. The kids loved helping and were super excited to eat them after. Perfect for a cozy family treat. Got everyone smiling!
Delicious! I made these muffins for my kids' school bake sale, and they disappeared in minutes! The chocolate chips added just the right touch. I’ll definitely be making them again for our family movie night!
I made these muffins for a friends get-together and they were such a hit! So easy to whip up and the chocolate chips are just perfect. Love them!
These muffins rock!
I tried making these Red Velvet Muffins for a small gathering, and everyone loved them. They were simple to follow and turned out perfectly moist. The chocolate chips add just the right amount of sweetness. I felt so proud serving them. Thank you for this great recipe.
Yummy! These muffins turned out great for our family Valentine’s Day breakfast. My kids loved the choco chips, and they were super easy to bake together. Definitely going to make them again soon!
I made these Red Velvet Chocolate Chip Muffins for my husband on our anniversary. He adores red velvet cake, and these muffins brought back such sweet memories of our first date at a bakery. The moist texture and chocolate chips were just perfect. Thanks for sharing this amazing recipe, it was a huge hit!
Yummylicious! Made these muffins for the kids and they devoured them in minutes! Such a fun twist on red velvet, everyone wants the recipe. Perfect for a lovely family treat. Can't wait to bake 'em again!
These muffins are simply great! Made them for a friend’s gathering, and everyone loved them. Soft, sweet, and those chocolate chips are perfect.
Super delicious muffins. Made these for our anniversary breakfast, they were a huge hit! The chocolate chips were amazing in the red velvet batter. Will definetly make again.
Beautiful and yummy red velvet muffins. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
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